Reconnect Songtext
von Analog ’82

Imagine if you will sitting down to your morning coffee
Turning on your home computer to read the day′s newspaper
Well it's not as farfetched as it may seem
In fact both local San Francisco papers
Are investing a lot of money
To try to get a service just like that started
Science editor Steve Newman reports on one person
Already using the brand new system


When the telephone connection between these two terminals is made
The newest form of electronic journalism
Lights up with just about everything
The Examiner prints in it′s regular edition
That is with exception of pictures, ads and the comics
Of the estimated 2 to 3000 home computer owners in the Bay Area
The Chronicle reports over 500 have responded by sending back coupons
Even though the electronic newspaper
Isn't as spiffy looking as the ads imply
People using the system are excited about it's potential

This is only the first step in newspapers by computer
Engineers now predict the day will come
When we get all our newspapers and magazines by home computer
But that′s a few years off
Well it takes over two hours
To receive the entire text of the newspaper over the phone
And with an hourly use charge of five dollars
The new telepaper won′t be much competition
For the 20 cent street edition